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Activists Renew Push for Fashion Workers’ Rights Bill

The advocates behind New York state’s Fashion Workers Act called on politicians and other industry stakeholders to support the legislation, which stalled in last year’s session.
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Political lobbyists, TikTok influencers and Amazon union leader Chris Smalls gathered Tuesday morning in an unlikely alliance championing New York State’s Fashion Workers Act, legislation that would grant employment protections for models and other industry creatives.

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Yola Mzizi
Yola Mzizi

Yola Mzizi is the Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion (BoF). She is based in New York and provides operational support to the New York team and writes features for BoF and The Business of Beauty.

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